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"The object that connect me to my neighborhood would be the gate from our private community" -Ethan H.
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"People in other communities may look down upon me, but that just gives me more of a reason to succeed and chase after my dream." -Cynthia B.
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Angelenos are using the arts and the natural landscape to improve the city and uplift the spirit of local citizens.
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"My mom and her friends volunteered to help the women and rebuild their lives by doing their hair, showing them how to apply make-up, and regain their self-worth through a new set of nails or a french- tip manicure." -Ruby M.
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It's always surprised me that in the city most widely associated with film, tourists have always been directed to Hollywood, not to Broadway's theater district in downtown's Historic Core.
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How do you play the L.A. River at the Glendale Narrows Riverwalk?
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"The object that connects me to my community is our school newspaper." -Tiffany D.
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Hollywood Park is vanishing--not a surprise, but heartbreaking anyway. The promise of progress doesn't ease the pain .
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Through this gathering, each of the communities will tell their own stories of change through the exploration of history, resident and youth leadership, healing, and health issues central to people's lives and the neighborhoods in which they live.
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Thom Andersen's legendary, 170-minute documentary "Los Angeles Plays Itself" is finally available.
Western Ave. as a dusty county highway in 1894. Courtesy of the Braun Research Library Collections, Autry National Center: LS.14502.
Western Avenue, as the oft-repeated explanation goes, is so named because it once formed L.A.'s western boundary. But is there any truth to this just-so story?
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A Gothic Revival standout among the river's historic bridges. Walk between Boyle Heights and the Arts District, and enjo the lively and diverse street life.
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